School-desk



T. C. WARNER.

SCHOOL DESK.

APPLICATlO-N- nuzo JULY 13 1920.

Patented Dec. 7, 1920.

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SCHOOL DESK. 4 APPLlCATlON FILED JULY 13. 1920.

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SCHOOL-DESK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. '7, 1920.

Application filed July 13, 1920. Serial No. 395,915.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, THOMAS C. WARNER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Vichita, in the county of Sedgwick and State of Kansas, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in School-Desks, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to furniture, particularly to school desks, andhas for its object the provision of a desk which has its top portion sohinged as to prevent the leaving of any cracks when it is raised, theadvantage being that it is impossible for a child using the desk tocatch his fingers and pinch them.

Another object is the provision of a desk in which the receptacle forbooks and other articles is carried rigidly by the top, this entirestructure being capable of being swung upwardly out of obstructingrelation to the seat so that the seat may be easily taken or left.

Another object is the provision of a desk of this character which is soconstructed that the angular inclination of the top portion may bevaried to a certain extent.

An additional object is the provision of a desk of this character whichwill be simple and inexpensive in manufacture, efficient in use, durablein service, and a general improvement in the art.

\Vith the above and other objects and advantages in View, the inventionconsists in the details of construction to be hereinafter more fullydescribed and claimed and'illustrated in the accompanying drawings inwhich- Figure 1 is a side elevation of the desk in normal position,

Fig. 2 is a front elevation thereof,

Fig. 3 is a plan view, and

Fig. 4 is a side elevation with the top portion shown in section andswung upwardly.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the numeral 10 designatesbroadly a chair structure including a seat 11, a back 12, and an arm 13located at one side, preferably the right. This arm extends anappreciable distance beyond the front of the seat and is secured at itsforward end to an upright post 14. A brace bar 15 is connected with thepost below the level of the seat and is also connected with the adjacentfront leg of the chair structure.

shape with a flattened bottom.

The post 14 extends upwardly beyond the arm 13 and has secured upon itsupper end a transverse bar 16 which is cylindrical in An ornamentalgrille 17 is secured to the post 14L andbar 16 and serves as a brace.The numeral 18 designates a brace bracket which is secured to the arm 18and to the grille 17.

The numeral 19 designates the movable portion of the desk as a whole andthis movable portion comprises a substantially rectangular top 20 havingsecured upon its underside a box-like receptacle 21 for books, papers,and the like, and this receptacle has its end or side toward the chairopen. Se cured upon the side edges of the top 20 are arms 22 which arepivoted, as shown at 23, upon the ends of the bar 16.

In order to limit upward swinging movement of this movable portion Iprovide plates 24 secured upon the ends of the bars 16 and over whichthe arms 22 move. These plates are formed with outwardly extending lugs25 whic are engaged by the arms 22 when the movable portion is swungupwardly to its maximum extent.

The bottom 26 of the book receptacle is prolonged toward the front, thatis toward the grille 17 and carries a bolt or set screw 27, the head ofwhich engages against the grille and forms a stop for limiting downwardmovement of the movable portion. By screwing this bolt in or out, itwill be apparent that the inclination of the movable portion when innormal position, may be varied to a certain extent.

From the foregoing description and a study of the drawings it will beapparent that if desired the entire movable portion 19 may be swungupwardly out of obstructing relation to the chair so that the pupil mayget into or leave the seat very easily and that catching his clothingupon the desk structure is avoided. A very important feature, it will benoted, is the fact that there are no cracks within which a finger may becaught and pinched when the movable portion is swung in eitherdirection.

It is of course to be observed that any suitable pencil or pen rack 29and ink bottle holder 28 may be provided in the top of the bar 16.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of myinvention, it is of course to be understood that I reserve the right tomake such changes in the form, construction, and arrangement of parts aswill not depart from the spirit of the invention or the scope of thesubjoined claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. A device of the character described comprising a chair structureincluding an arm extending forwardly beyond the edge of the seat, avertical support secured to the forward end of said arm, a transversecylindrical bar carried by the top of said support, a desk properincluding a top and an open ended box-like receptacle secured upon theunderside thereof, and arms secured to the side edges of said top andpivoted upon the ends of said bar, the hinged edge of the top being veryclose to the periphery of the transverse bar at all times to prevent theformation of an appreciable crack.

2. A device of the character described comprising a chair structureincluding an arm extending forwardly beyond the edge of the seat, avertical support secured to the forward end of said arm, a transversebar carried by the top of said support, plates secured upon the ends ofsaid bar, a desk proper including a top and an open ended box-likereceptacle secured upon the underside thereof, arms secured to the edgesof said top and pivoted upon said plates, and lugs formed on said platesand engageable by said arms for limiting upward swinging movement ofsaid desk structure.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

THOMAS C. XVARNER.

